Combined pail and mop wringer receptacle



May 8, 1934. F, W PE NOCK 1,957,612

COMBINED PAIL AND MOP WRINGER RECEPTACLE Filed July 13, 1933 ENVENTO B FREDERICK. PEN NQCK AT T O RNEY Patented May 8, 1934 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE COMBINED PAIL AND MOP WRINGER RECEPTACLE Frederick W. Pennock, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 6 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined pail and mop wringer receptacle and the object of the invention is to provide a pail with a convenient wringer receptacle secured to the pail in such a manner that a mop may be inserted in the receptacle, wrung out, and the receptacle drained Without any spilling of the water and without materially interfering with the space Within the pail.

The invention consists essentially in providing a pail with a suitable supporting bracket located near the top of the pail and mounting on said supporting bracket a perforated receptacle within which a mop may be wrung. This perforated receptacle is provided with a skirt or apron which, in addition to serving as a support for the receptacle, acts as a surrounding shield which causes the water escaping through the perforations to be delivered to the pail.

In the drawing which illustrates my invention, Fig. l is a top plan View of the pail with a mop receptacle secured thereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view, in side elevation, of the pail and mop receptacle.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the invention.

Referring to the drawing, 5 designates a pail of conventional construction provided with the usual handle 6. The perforated mop receptacle provided in accordance with this invention is indicated at 7 and is made of gradually decreasing diameter towards its bottom wall. The receptacle is provided at its sides and bottom with a plurality of apertures 8 The upper end of the receptacle 7 is suitably secured to the upper end of a cylindrical skirt or apron 9 which is spaced from the body of the receptacle as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The lower end of the skirt 9 is welded, soldered or otherwise secured to one side of the top of the pail 5, as indicated at 9a. The opposite side of the lower end of the skirt 9 is also secured to the curved central portion 10 of a transversely extending bar 11, said bar having bent terminals 12, which terminals are welded or soldered to the inner surface of the pail as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3. It will thus be seen that the skirt supporting the perforated receptacle is secured at one side to the inside top portion of the pail and at the opposite side to the curved portion of the transverse bar. The mop receptacle is secured in position near the top of the pail so that substantially the whole space within the pail may be available for use without interference from any part of the mop receptacle. The top of the mop receptacle is located and arranged so that the handle of the pail may be free to operate at the top and one side without interference. A

mop indicated at 13 may be inserted in the perforated receptacle 7 and when wrung out the water will escape through the perforations into the pail. The skirt portion 9 not only supports the mop receptacle rigidly in position but also acts as a shield to cause all the water escaping through the perforations to be delivered to the pail 5 without spilling.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. The combination with a pail of a perforated mop receptacle supported in the mouth of the pail so that the greater portion of the receptacle projects upwardly above the pail and an apron surrounding said receptacle and arranged so that the water forced through the perforations of the receptacle during the wringing of the mop is intercepted by the apron and deflected downwardly into the pail.

2. A pail attachment comprising a receptacle 75 having perforated side and bottom walls and an imperforate skirt surrounding said receptacle and secured thereto, said skirt and the perforated side wall of the receptacle being spaced apart.

3. A pail attachment comprising a perforated mop receptacle presenting bottom and side walls, the latter gradually increasing in diameter towards the upper end of the receptacle and an imperforate apron surrounding said receptacle and secured thereto.

4. A pail attachment comprising a perforated mop receptacle presenting bottom and side walls, the latter gradually increasing in diameter 9 towards the upper end of the receptacle and an imperforate apron surrounding said receptacle, said apron and receptacle being secured together at their upper ends and being spaced apart below said secured ends. 9

5. A pail atachment comprising a perforated mop receptacle presenting bottom and side walls, the latter gradually increasing in diameter towards the upper end of the receptacle and an imperforate apron of uniform diameter sur- 100 rounding said receptacle, said apron and receptacle being secured together at their upper ends.

6. The combination with a pail of a bar secured to the pail adjacent its upper end, a cylindrical apron of uniform diameter having its 105 lower portion supported between said bar and an opposing wall portion of the pail and a perforated mop receptacle arranged within and supported by said apron.

FREDERICK W. PENNOCK. 

